Base for stoves



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. J. A. HORTON.

BASE FOR STOVES.

No. 600,247. Pate hted Mar. 8, 1898.

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J.A. HORTON. BASE FOR STOVBS. No. 600,247. Patente'cfMar. 8,1898.-

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JAMES A. HORTON, OF NEW CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

BASE FOR STOVES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 600,247, dated March 8,1898. Application filed July 10, 1897. Serial No. 644,081. (No model.)

To all wit/0717, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES A. HORTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at New Castle, in the county of Lawrence and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Base for Stoves, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to a radiating-base for cook-stoves and ranges,adapted for service in connection with any kind of a stove or range nowin use or supplied by the trade; and the object of the invention is toprovide a base of novel and simple construction by which heat from astove may be deflected or radiated in a downward direction toward andupon the floor of a room or other apartment in which the stove islocated.

It is well known that the lowest strata of air in a kitchen or room isthe coldest part thereof. Ordinary stoves or ranges make no provisionfor deflecting the heat toward the floor of a room, and the heatingeffect of a stove of the ordinary kind is practically lost, so far asheating the lower parts of a room is concerned, at least until all otherparts of a room shall have been warmed sufficiently to insure the heatdescending to the floor. My invention overcomes this defect in ordinaryranges or cook-stoves, because my base is constructed to receive theheat from the lower part of a stove-body and to deflect and radiate suchheat toward and upon the floor of the room.

A further object of the invention is to provide the base with meanswhereby the floor is protected from the direct heat from thestove-bottom; and a further object is to make the improved base in sucha manner that its elements or parts are interchangeable one with theother in order that the members of the base may be packed compactly forshipment or storage and readily assembled together to receive the bodyof a stove or range.

To the accomplishment of these ends my invention consists in aradiating-base made in sections, as hereinafter described, and readilyassembled together to produce a complete structure upon which the bodyof a stove or range may easily be placed, in the provision of abafiie-plate or barrier within the base to protect the floor beneath thestove from the radiating eifect directly beneath the stove or range, andin the employment of a regulating damper or slide in connection with theports in such a radiating-base as I have invented to control the fiow ofhot air from the base into the room.

To enable others to understand my invention, I have illustrated thepreferred embodiment thereof in the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective View ofmy radiating-base independent from a stove or range which may be mountedor placed therein. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a stove or rangemounted upon the radiating-base of my invention. Fig. 3 is a verticaltransverse section on the plane indicated by the dotted line 3 3 ofFig. 1. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the members or sections of thebase detached one from the other.

Like numerals of reference denote corresponding parts in all the figuresof the drawings, referring to which- 1 designates the base embodying myinvention. This base is constructed of a series of separable members orsections in such a way that the several parts thereof may beinterchanged one for the other and to providefor packing thenrcompactlytogether for shipment or storage. I prefer to make the base in eightsections or members, of which 2 2 designate the sides, 3 3 the ends, and4. the four corner sections or members. These members or sections of thebase are constructed in a peculiar way to cause them to radiate ordeflect the heat downward toward the floor, and to this end I make thesections of curved or angular form vertically, so that the top part ofthe base will overhang the lower edges.

I prefer to make each section of concave form,

as shown by the drawings; but this particular curvature of the membersof the base is not essential, because I am aware that the same effectcan be secured by making the sections of the base of angular form in amanner to cause the upper part of the section to hang over the lowerpart thereof.

The side sections 2 2 and the end sections 3 3 are made, preferably, oflengths substantially straight, except for the transverse curvature orangularity hereinbefore described. The corner-sections 4, however, aremade of right-angled form in cross-section in addition to the verticalcurvature or angularity to conform to the contour of the side and endsections 2 2 and 3 3.

The members of the base are assembled together by adjusting the sides inparallel relation to each other, placing the ends across the sides, andfitting the corner-pieces 4 to the extremities of said side and endsections. I arrange the several sections to have the edges of thecorner-sections 4; lap theedges of adjacent side and end sections, andthe parts are united substantially together by rivets or stove-bolts, aswill be understood. This assemblage and uniting of the several elementscompletes the base to receive the stove-body orrange 10, which isadapted to be seated or to rest directly upon the base. The base is Idesigned to rest on a floor or other horizontal surface without theintervention of legs or other supporting devices.

A base constructed as herein described presents a structure in which thewalls of the base are of concave or angular form in vertical planes, andsuch a base is especially Well adapted to radiate the heat in a downwarddirection toward the floor of a room. The stove or range being seateddirectly upon the open base a chamber is provided between the base andstove, into which the heat radiated from the stove-bottom is confined,and as the overhanging upper part of the base-is nearest to thestove-body or range the heat will be deflected and radiated downwardtoward the floor, as contemplated by my invention.

As a means for protecting the floor beneath the stove or range from theradiation of heat from the bottom of such stove or range I have providedthe baffle-plate 5, which is arranged within the base. The sections ofthe base are constructed with ribs or flanges on their inner sides,which, when the sections are assembled together, form the continuousseat-flange 6 on the inside of the base, about midway of the depththereof. 'This seat-flange serves to receive and sustain thebaffle-plate 5, and the 'latter is thus held inside of the base beneaththe stove or range to form a chamber 7, in which is confined the hot airradiated from the bottom of the stove. This baffle-plate thus forms abarrier to arrest the downward radiation of heat from the stove or rangeseated upon the base, and as a further means for arresting suchradiation I may line the baffle-plate with one or more layers ofasbestos, (indicated at 8,) or other heat-resisting medium may be used.'If desired, the baffleplate may be secured in place within the base byrivets or bolts, but as the plate fits snug in the base and rests uponthe seat-flange the fastening means may be omitted.

The hot air confined Within the chamber 7 between the base and the stoveor range seated thereon may escape through ports 12, whichare formed inthe upper overhanging walls of the base above the baffle-plate 5. Theseports may be provided in one member only of the base-as, for instance,the member at the front of the stove; but it is obvious that the portsmay be duplicated in theother side or either end of the base, asdesired.

ginal edge wit-h an oftstanding vertical flange 17, within which thebottom part of a stovebody or range may be fitted, and the stove orrange may be united to the base in any suitable way.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings,it will be noted that I have provided a base which rests upon the floorand closes the space between the stove and the floor, so that thehousewife is.

not required to sweep under the stove. At the same timethe base isconstructed to afford a medium for radiating the waste heat from thebottom of the stove or range in a downward direction upon the floor, andthe volume of heat radiated by the base may be easily controlled byadjusting the damper. The floor directly beneath the stove is protectedby the baffie-plate from the direct radiation of intense heat from thestove-bottom. The base is made of sections, each simple in constructionand arranged to be easily assembled together, all the partsbeinginterchangeable for ready assemblage Without difficulty. g

The angular and vertically-concaved corner-sections may be reinforced byrods or ornamental pillars, if desired, or said. cornersections may bemade of D-shaped form in cross-section. The sections or members of thebase may each be cast in a single piece of metal; but I do not limitmyself to cast-metal sections, because I am aware that the sections besecured at a low cost in the manufacture of my improved radiating-basefor stoves and ranges.

My improved construction of the base overcomes the necessity foremploying the bottom floor-plate, which has heretofore always beenemployed in connection with stoves or parts.

ranges of that class which use a closed base beneath the body of thestove or range proper. In shipping stoves from a factory to the retailmerchant it is the practice to assemble together the various parts ofthe base,including the floor or bed plate, and to crate the In myimprovement this bed'plateis dispensed with and the sections or parts ofthe base may be compactly assembled together, thus convenientlydisposing the parts of the base for shipment and storage.

A base constructed in accordance with my improvement has each angularcorner-sections of similar form and dimensions at both ends thereof andthe side and end sections are similarly shaped to conform to each otherand to the curvature of the corner-sections. This construction isadvantageous in that the corner-sections or side and end sections may beused interchangeably-that is to say, the corner-sections may be reversedend for end and be used at any one of the four corners of the base, theside sections may be used on either side of the base, or the endsections at either end of the base. Thus in assembling the base theparts may be quickly and easily fitted and coupled without the exerciseof undue care.

In the construction of a stove-base which dispenses with the floor orbed plates it is es sential that the base may be made strong enough tosustain the weight of the stove or range body, and when the base isstamped or pressed from sheet metal this is a very importantconsideration. By maliing the base with its side, end, and cornersections of concave contour vertically and by making the cornersectionsof angular form horizontally the base is given the necessary strength tosustain the weight of the stove or range, and in this connection theangular and concave contour of the corner-sections not only provides forthe connection of the side and end sections to give a symmetricalappearance, but they add materially to the strength of the structure.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings,it will be seen that I have provided an improved base which isespecially well adapted to radiate in a downward direction toward andupon the floor of a room; that it is simple and cheap of construction;that the sect-ions of the base are readily assembled and united togetherto produce a strong structure; that the construction of the sectionalbase overcomes the necessity for employing the floor or bed plate,because the sections of the base are very rigid and firm, and that thecorner-sections thereof reinforce in a measure the side and end sectionsand thus contribute to the rigidity and strength of the structure.

It will be understood that I make no claim to the stove or range shownin Fig. 2 as mounted upon the base. The stove or range may be of anyusual or preferred construction, be

cause my base is adapted for use universally in connection with allkinds or styles of stoves. Of course the base will be made in difierentsizes, according to the stoves or ranges which it may be desired tomount thereon. v

I am aware that changes in the form and proportion of parts and in thedetails of construction herein shown and described as the preferredembodiment of my invention may be made by a skilled mechanic withoutdeparting from the spirit or sacrificing the advantages of my invention.I therefore reserve the right to make such modifications and alterationsas fairly fall within the scope of my invention.

Having thus 'fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A radiating-base for ranges and stoves consisting of walls ofirregular form in vertical section, and a non-conducting diaphragm orplate supported within the baseand forming in the upper part thereof ahot-airchamber by which heat is supplied to the downwardly-facingsurfaces of said vertically-irregular walls of the base, substantiallyas described, for the purposes set forth.

2. A radiating-base having its walls of irregular vertical contour andprovided within itself with a seat-flange, a baffle-plate fitted to saidseat-flange, ports in the walls of said base above the baffle platetherein, and a regulating-slide, as and for the purposes described.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a radiating-base for stoves havingits walls formed with downwardly-facing radiating-surfaces, and anon-conducting partition within said base on the plane of thedownwardly-facing surfaces thereof and forming with the base a chambertoreceive the heat radiated from the bottom of a stove or range adapted tobe seated on said base, substantially as and for the purposes described.

4. A radiating-base for stoves comprising vertically-concave side andend sections and corner-sections of angular form in cross-section andconcave in vertical section conforming to the side and end walls, saidside and end sections and the corner-sections being assembled togetherto overlap and unite solidly together forming a complete base,substantially as described.

5. A radiating-base for stoves comprising vertically-concave side andend sections, and corner-sections having their upper and lower ends ofcorresponding form and dimensions, said corner-sections being angular incrosssection and of concave form in vertical section, whereby the wallsand corner-sections may be inverted and used interchangeably inassembling the parts of the base,substantially as described.

6. A radiating-base for stoves or ranges comprising side and endsections, and cornersections of angular form in cross-section,each

of the sections having a concave contour in my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in a vertlcal plane and the slde or end sections thepresence of two witnesses.

provided on their inner faces with horizontal ledges or lugs arranged tosustain a baffle- JAMES HORTON 5 plate horizontally Within the base,substan- Witnesses:

tially as described. I. W. WORRELL,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as EDWIN "WILSON.

